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(88) Date of publication A3: 03.07.2008 (43) Date of publication: 27.05.2009 Bulletin 2009/22 (21) Application number: 07841059.4 (22) Date of filing: 17.08.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 10/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/076214 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/024684 (28.02.2008 Gazette 2008/09)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (30) Priority: 21.08.2006 US 823038 P (71) Applicant: C.R.Bard, Inc. Murray Hill, NJ 07974 (US)	(72) Inventor: ALMAZAN, Dan Avondale, AZ 85323 (US) (74) Representative: Tomlinson, Edward James  Frohwitter Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Possartstrasse 20 81679 München 81679 München (DE)